Verve Jazz Ensemble, The / Night Mode
Album: Night Mode   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Verve Jazz Ensemble, The   Added:Jul 2019
Label:Lightgroove Media  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2019-08-13 Pull Date: 2019-10-15 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Oct 20 Oct 13 Sep 22 Sep 15 Sep 8 Aug 25 Aug 18
Airplays: 1 2 2 1 1 1 2

Recent Airplay
1. Jun 15, 2021: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics (rebroadcast from Sep 17, 2019)
Mox Nix
4. Oct 11, 2019: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics (rebroadcast from October 11, 2019)
Mox Nix
2. Oct 15, 2019: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Vivosonhando
5. Oct 11, 2019: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Mox Nix
3. Oct 12, 2019: Music Casserole
Hypnosis
6. Sep 20, 2019: old fart at play
Hypnosis

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2019-07-24
Reviewed: 2019-07-24
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: The VJF is back and swinging harder than ever. The group’s 6th album is a heady, entertaining mix of original compositions by various members, jazz classics, and obscure, “under-served” gems
If You Like: Art Blakey, Lou Donaldson, Hubert Laws, Herbie Hancock (acoustic), Freddie Hubbard
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Might Mode (5:24) - - horns start> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
**2/ Mox Nix (6:20) – horns start> swinging fast tempo jam> trumpet solo> sax solo> drum solo> uptempo jam> piano solo> bass solo> uptempo jam> fade
*3/ Drumorello (4:12) – horns start> uptempo jam with drum fills> drum solo with horn fills> uptempo jam> trombone solo> drum solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
**4/ Vivo Sonhando (5:52) – bass starts> mellow midtempo bossa nova jam with flute up front> flute solo> trumpet solo> midtempo jam>
5/ Per Your Request (5:51) – sax starts> uptempo jam> piano solo> uptempo jam> sax solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
6/ Deluge (5:36) – piano starts strong & hesitating> midtempo hesitating jam> quick fade
*7/ Whisper Not (5:52) – piano starts strong then starts swinging> fast tempo jam> piano solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
**8/ Hypnosis (7:27) – bass starts> midtempo jam> sax solo> midtempo jam swings uptempo> trumpet solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
**9/ Opus One (4:10) – horns start> swinging uptempo jam> sax solo> trombone solo> uptempo jam with drum fills> crescendo end
10/ Breezy (4:33) – piano starts> midtempo jam with flute up front> flute solo> trombone solo> midtempo jam> quick fade

Track Listing
1. Night Mode   6. Deluge
2. Mox Nix   7. Whisper Not
3. Drumorello   8. Hypnosis
4. Vivosonhando   9. Opus One
5. Per Your Request   10. Breezy